Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
Άιζαακ Μιζράχι: Πώς το κουμπί άλλαξε τη μόδα
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi mixes high fashion and the mass market, with a line of haute couture and a line for Target. Plus a talk show, a cabaret act, a movie, a new book ... Full bio
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there are only bad people.
μόνο κακοί άνθρωποι.
the Button]
as early as 2,000 BCE.
sewn onto your clothes.
που ραβόταν πάνω στα ρούχα.
is such a great invention.
είναι πολύ μεγάλη εφεύρεση.
through the buttonhole,
like it's never going to open.
ότι δεν πρόκειται ποτέ ν' ανοίξει.
since the Middle Ages.
δεν έχει αλλάξει πολύ απ' τoν Μεσαίωνα.
designs in history.
που έχουν αντέξει στον χρόνο.
are usually round.
είναι συνήθως στρόγγυλα.
μ' ένα μικρό στέλεχος,
with a little shank,
with either a rim or not a rim,
με πλαίσιο ή χωρίς πλαίσιο,
is the buttonhole.
είναι η κουμπότρυπα.
plus the width of the button,
τα ρούχα ήταν μεγαλύτερα.
themselves in things.
πιο κοντά στο σώμα,
to make clothes fit against the body.
να σταθούν τα ρούχα πάνω στο σώμα.
for so long, historically,
άντεξαν τόσο στο χρόνο,
to keep our clothes shut.
κρατάνε τα ρούχα μας κλειστά.
and it wears out after a while.
και φθείρονται μετά από λίγο.
you just literally sew that thing on.
for the long run.
elemental design ever,
που έγινε ποτέ,
μού έπλεξε αυτό το όμορφο πουλόβερ.
this beautiful sweater.
on the sweater, I loved it.
στο πουλόβερ, το λάτρεψα.
and you can't pick out a button,
για να διαλέξετε ένα κουμπί,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isaac Mizrahi - Fashion designerFashion designer Isaac Mizrahi mixes high fashion and the mass market, with a line of haute couture and a line for Target. Plus a talk show, a cabaret act, a movie, a new book ...
Why you should listen
Design-wise, Isaac Mizrahi is best known for bridging the gap between high and low -- creating gorgeous couture confections for the likes of Eartha Kitt and others, as well as a hugely popular, groundbreakingly affordable line for Target.
His design mission comes wrapped in endless charisma. He's a talk-show host, he's performed his own one-man show Off-Broadway, he was the subject of the hilarious documentary Unzipped, and he does regular cabaret nights at Joe's Pub in New York City. His new book is called How to Have Style .
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